Researcher 3
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Job Location:
Salt Lake, UT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This position supports the Correlation Research Divisions assignment to provide timely relevant and reliable information to General Authorities and Church administrators to help them respond to the diverse challenges and opportunities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it shares its message throughout the world.
Under general supervision this position uses social research methods and skills to coordinate project efforts perform advanced level tasks (e.g. advanced research design data collection analysis and reporting) to support Correlation department leadership in fulfilling approved information requests and projects.
Responsibilities
- Research - Design research to answer partner questions. Collect analyze and interpret data. Participate in data collection (travel will be required). Produce research reports and products for sharing results.
- Consultation - Consult with partners to provide useful information and answers to their questions and issues.
- Scholarship - Develop conceptual products that synthesize ideas in a topic area.
- Leadership - Direct study teams. Help colleagues solve problems. Ensure the review of research.
- Management - Seek innovative ways of solving problems and improving in some administrative tasks. Manage risks appropriately (legal data privacy etc.).
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Masters or PhD degree in the social/behavioral sciences or closely related field (e.g. sociology family science womens studies area studies political science etc.).
- Five to seven years professional experience in the social/behavioral sciences or closely related with less experience are encouraged to apply but may be hired at a lower grade level.
- Experience conducting research in non-US regions (e.g. Africa Asia etc.) is preferred.
Demonstrated Skills & Abilities:
Technical expertise in conducting qualitative and quantitative research.
Ability to think critically and solve problems.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work under pressure on multiple projects.
Work effectively as a member of project teams.
Deep cultural experience in a culture outside of the United States
Worthiness Qualification:
Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
Work Arrangement:
Flexible work arrangement that allows up to 4 days remote work each week. Must reside in or be willing to relocate to Utah.
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
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